Practice areas: Estate & Trust Litigation, Elder Law, Estate Planning & Probate; view more
Licensed in Illinois since: 1978
Education: Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology
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Kerry R. Peck is the managing partner of the Chicago law firm Peck Ritchey, LLC where he concentrates his practice in Trust and Estate Litigation, Estate Planning/Administration, Guardianship, Fiduciary Litigation, and Elder Law. His clients have included families, hospitals, banks, the State of Illinois, County of Cook, and City of Chicago. Mr. Peck was a member of the Alzheimer’s Association, Greater Illinois Chapter Board of Directors for over 5 years. Mr. Peck is past President of the 22,000-lawyer Chicago Bar Association; is currently a member of the American Bar Association’s Commission on Law and Aging. Mr. Peck was recently appointed by the Illinois Supreme Court as chair of the Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Elder Law. He was retained by the City of Chicago Department of Aging to rewrite the State of Illinois Elder Abuse and Neglect Act. Kerry has been instrumental in working on legislation to protect older adults at the federal, state and local levels.
For over twenty consecutive years he has been selected by his peers as a “Super Lawyer”, an attorney to whom other attorneys would refer their family, and he was named a member of the Leading Lawyers Network. U.S. News & World Report together with Best Lawyers named Peck Ritchey a Tier 1 Elder Law firm in Chicago, a designation reflecting the high level of respect a firm has earned in the community for their abilities, their professionalism, and their integrity. Mr. Peck is the recipient of the 2014 Justice John Paul Stevens Award, the Chicago Bar Association’s highest honor. He was also selected by IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law as one of their 125 Alumni of Distinction.
Kerry co-wrote the books Alzheimer’s and the Law and Don’t Let Dementia Steal Everything, published by the American Bar Association, and is a frequent speaker at continuing education seminars for attorneys and healthcare professionals across the country. He has presented for the Alzheimer’s Association at numerous events.
Practice areas
Estate & Trust Litigation, Elder Law, Estate Planning & ProbateFocus areas
Estate Planning, Guardianships & Conservatorships, Living Wills, Power of Attorney, Probate & Estate Administration, Trusts, Will Contests, Wills
- 60% Estate & Trust Litigation
- 20% Elder Law
- 20% Estate Planning & Probate
First Admitted: 1978, Illinois
Professional Webpage: https://www.peckritchey.com/kerry-peck/
Bar / Professional Activity
- Cook County State's Attorney Anita Alvarez's Elder Abuse Task Force Chair
- Special Needs Alliance
- National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, Political Action Committee, Chair
- Illinois State Bar Association, Elder Law Section Council, Immediate Past Chair
- American Bar Association, Commission on Law and Aging
- American Bar Association, Senior Lawyers Division, Task Force on Diminished Capacity
- Alzheimer's Association, Greater Illinois Chapter, Board of Directors
- Chicago Bar Association, CBA Record Editorial Board
- Appointed as the Liaison from the Division of the ABA Commission on Law and Aging for the 2015-2016 fiscal year, 2015
- Chicago Bar Association, President, 1999-2000
- Florida
- Illinois
Videos
- Promotional Video on the services of Peck Ritchey, LLC, Peck Ritchey, LLC
Pro bono / Community Service
- Guardian Ad Litem in the Circuit Court by the Probate Division, Chancery Division and County Division.
Honors
- Named a member of the Leading Lawyers Network
- IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law as one of their 125 Alumni of Distinction. , 125 Alumni of Distinction, IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law
- Super Lawyer
- The Justice John Paul Stevens Award is given by the The Chicago Bar Foundation and The Chicago Bar Association, honors Justice Stevens, a Chicago native, for his lifetime effort to improve the system of justice and his active participation and dedication to the CBA. This annual award is presented to attorneys who best exemplify the Justice’s commitment to integrity and public service in the practice of law., Justice John Paul Stevens Award, 2014
Scholarly Lectures / Writings
- Helping Parents Plan for Children with Special Needs, Article published in the Illinois Bar Journal
- Uniform Adult Guardianship & Protective Proceedings Jurisdiction Act, Article published in the Chicago Bar Association Record
- Self Neglect and the Elder Abuse and Neglect Act, Kerry R. Peck and Brandon E. Peck, Published by the Age Options Suburban Elder Justice Coalition
- Reviving End-of-Life Decision Making – How the Schiavo Case Demonstrates the Importance of Advance Directives , Article published in the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin
- Protecting a Friend’s Right to Inherit Relatives Can be Paid to Look After the Elderly, Kerry R. Peck quoted in The Wall Street Journal
- Litigating Disputed Estates, Trusts, Guardianships, and Charitable Bequests, Guardianship Litigation Chapter, 2009 IICLE Handbook, Published by the Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education
- How to Set Up a Caregiving Agreement, Kerry R. Peck quoted in U.S. News & World Report
- This book is designed to be used by the reader as a reference guide to finding quality legal advice to overcome some very common legal obstacles raised by a diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease., Co-Author, Don't Let Dementia Steal Everything, American Bar Association, 2018
- Help with End-of-Life Plans, Kerry R. Peck quoted in the Chicago Tribune Health Beat Section
- Beyond Special Needs Trusts- Important Planning for the Family with Special Needs, Article published in Exceptional Parent Magazine
- Alzheimer’s and the Law: Counseling Clients with Dementia and Their Families, Published by the American Bar Association
- Will and Trust Contests: Attorneys and the Issue of Client Capacity, Article published in Bifocal, Journal of the ABA Commission on Law and Aging
- Life Ed: Protecting Wishes And Assets Of Alzheimer’s Patients, Maria Shriver quoting Kerry R. Peck, Article published on NBC NEWS
- Financial Abuse by Profiteering Guardians Awaits Aging Boomers and Heirs, Juliette Fairley quoting Kerry Peck, Article published on Mainstreet.com
- Alzheimer’s, Now What?, North Shore Senior Center Newsletter
- ABA
- Alzheimer's Association
- CBA
- Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
- INBLF
- NAELA
- Parkinson's Foundation
Selections
- Super Lawyers: 2006 - 2026
